Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FE-190 Olympus
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DIGITAL CAMERA Advanced Manual Getting to know your camera bette r Quick Start Guide Get started using your camera right away. Button opera tions Menu op erations Printing p ictures Using OLYMPUS Master ( Thank you for purchasi ng an Olympus digital camer a.
2 EN About this manual Step-by-step instructions are provided on how to se t up the camera and use the basic operations for taking and playing back still pictures. The various camera buttons and menus are described according to their functions. Find the information yo u need by searching for a te rm, operation or specific topic.
Quick Start Guide EN 3 Gather these items (box contents) Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose. Digital Camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery (LI-42B) Battery Charger (LI-40C) USB Cable AV Cable OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM Items not shown: Advanced Manual (t his manual), Basic Manual, warranty card.
Quick Start Guide 4 EN Prepare the battery a. Charge the battery. Battery comes partially cha rged. b. Insert the batte ry in the camera. For detai ls on inserti ng an opti onal xD-Pict ure Card (her einafte r called the ca rd), plea se refer to “Inserting and removin g the card” (P.
Quick Start Guide EN 5 Turn the camera on This explains how to turn on the camera in shooting mode. a. Set the mode dial to h . Still picture sho oting modes b. Press the o button. To turn off the camera, press the o button once again. h For n ormal shooting .
Quick Start Guide 6 EN Set the date and time a. Press the O < and N Y butt ons to select [Y]. • The first two digits of the year are fixed. b. Press the Y # button. c. Press the O < and N Y buttons to select [M]. About the date and time setting screen MENU TIME TIME D M Y ---- ---- .
EN 7 Set the date an d time Quick Start Guide d. Press the Y # button. e. Press the O < and N Y buttons to select [D]. f. Press the Y # button. g. Press the O < and N Y buttons to sele ct the hours and minutes. h. Press the Y # button. i. Press the O < and N Y buttons to select [Y/M/D].
Quick Start Guide 8 EN Take a picture a. Hold the camera. c. Shoot. Horizontal grip Vertical grip b. Focus. Shutter Button (Press Halfway) HQ HQ 2816 2816 × 21 12 21 12 [ IN I N ] 4 4 [ ] The green lamp indicates the focus and exp osure are locked. Place this mark over your subject.
Quick Start Guide EN 9 Review your pictures a. Press the q button. a. Press the X & a nd Y # buttons to display th e picture you want to erase . b. Press the S button. c. Press the O < button, select [YES], and press Q . 12:30 1 2 : 3 0 '06.
10 EN Contents o button .................. .......... ........ Turnin g the camera on and off 14 Shutter button ........ ........... .............. ............ S hooti ng pictur es/movies 14 K butto n (Shoot ing) ............... .................. . S elect ing shoo ting mode/ Turning the camera on 15 q butto n (Playb ack) .
EN 11 Playback mod e menu q ........... .............. ........... .............. ..................... ... 23 SLIDESH OW ......... .............. ....... Playing ba ck pictur es automa tically 23 MOVIE PLAY .................... .......... ...........
12 EN Flow ...... .......... .............. ..................... ...................... ................. .............. ... 38 Using OLYM PUS Master ................ .......... ............... .......... .............. .......... 38 What is OL YMPUS Maste r? .
EN 13 Playbac k tips .............. ..................... ..................... ..................... .......... 55 Playing back pictures i n the internal memory.................. .......... ... 55 Quickly displayin g a desi red pic ture ........... .
Button operatio ns 14 EN Button operations Shooti ng still pi ctures Set the mode dial to a setting oth er than n , and lightly press the shutter button (halfway). The gree n lamp lights when the focus and exposure are locked (focus lock). Now press the shutter button all the w ay (completely) to shoot a picture.
Button op erations EN 15 Shooting mode is selected. When K is pressed with the camera off, the camera turns on in shooting mode. g “ K / q Turning on the camera with th e K or q button” (P. 27) The last picture taken is displayed. • Press the arrow pad to view other pictures.
Button operatio ns 16 EN Audio is recorded wit h the movie. • During audio recording, only the digita l zoom can be used. To recor d the movie with the optical zoom, set [ R ] to [OF F]. g “ R Recording movies with or without so und” (P. 28) Follow the sho oting guide displayed on the screen to set the target items.
Button op erations EN 17 Press X & in shooting mode to select the macro mode. Press Q for setting. Press N Y in shooting mode to select on or off for the self-t imer. Press Q for setting. • The self-timer lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and t hen the pictur e is taken.
Button operatio ns 18 EN Shooti ng mode: Zoomi ng in on your subject Optical zoom: 3× Digital zoom: 4× (optical zoom × digital zoom: Max. 12×) Playback mode: Switching the picture display Zoom but.
Menu operations EN 19 Menu operations Press m to display the top menu on the monitor. • The contents displayed on the top menu differ accord ing to the mode.
Menu operations 20 EN This explains how to use the menus with the [ 8 ] (warning sound) setting as an example. 1 Set the mode dial to a setting other than R . 2 Press m to display the top menu. Select [SETUP], and pres s Q . •[ 8 ] is on a menu in [SETUP].
Menu operations EN 21 • Some functions are not available according to the selected mode. g “Functions available in s hooting modes and scenes” (P.
Menu operations 22 EN Panorama shooting lets you cr eate a panor amic picture, using the OLYMPUS Master software from the provide d CD-ROM. An Olympus xD-Picture Card is required for panorama shooting. Use the arrow pad to specify at which edge you want to connect the pictu res, and then compose your shots so that the edges of the pictures overlap.
Menu operations EN 23 Press XY to set the exposure compensation, and then press Q . • Adjustable from -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV Y : Adjusts toward [+]. X : Adjusts toward [–]. This function allows you to mute oper ational sounds during shooting and playback (e.
Menu operations 24 EN Select [MOVIE PLAY] from the top menu, and press Q to play back the movie. Another option is to select a picture with the movie icon ( n ), and press Q to play back the movie. Operatio ns during movie playback •P r e s s Q to pau se the playback.
Menu operations EN 25 This changes the image size of a pictu re and saves it as a new file. Pictures taken w ith the camera held vert ically are displayed horizontally. This function lets you turn such pict ures so that they are displa yed vertically.
Menu operations 26 EN • Use the arrow pad to select the picture, an d press Q to put R . • To cancel the selection, press Q a gain. • When the selection is completed, press S .
Menu operations EN 27 All existing data, including protected pi ctures, are erased when the internal memory or card is formatted. Make sur e that you save or transfer important data to a computer before formatting. • Make sure there is no card insert ed in the camera when formatting the internal memory.
Menu operations 28 EN •P r e s s ON to adjust the volume. • You can adjust the volume to one of five levels or mute the volume. • When [ON] (sound is recorded) is sele cted, the optical zoom cannot be used during movie reco rding. Only the digital zoom can be used.
Menu operations EN 29 The factory default settings differ according to the region where the camera is sold. To play back camera images on a TV, se t t he video outpu t according to your TV’s video signal type. • TV video signal types differ by count ry/region.
Printing pi ctures 30 EN Printing pictures By connecting the camera to a PictBridge- compatible printer, you can pr int out pictures directly. Select the pictures you want to pr int and the number of prints on the camera’s monitor. To find out if your printer is compatible with PictBridge, re fer to the printer’s instruction manual.
Printin g pictures EN 31 2 Turn the pri nter on and plug the USB cable p rovided with th e camera into the multi-connec tor of the came ra and the printer’s USB port. • The [EASY PRINT START] screen is displayed. • For details of how to turn the pr inter on and the position of the USB port, refer to the printer’s instruction manua l.
Printing pi ctures 32 EN 5 Remove the USB c able from the printer. 1 Display the screen being in dicated on the right accor ding to Steps 1 and 2 on P. 30-31, and press Q . 2 Select [CUSTOM PRI NT], and press Q . 3 Make the print settin gs according to the operatio n guide.
Printin g pictures EN 33 Note • If the [PRINTPAPER] screen is not dis played, [SIZE] , [BORDERLESS] and [PICS/SHEET] are set to [STANDARD] . Press XY to select the picture you want to print. You can also use the zoom button and select a pictu re from the index display.
Printing pi ctures 34 EN 4 Select [OK], and press Q . • Printing starts. • When printing is finished, the [PRINT MODE SELECT] screen is displayed. To cancel printing 5 In the [PRINT MOD E SELECT] screen, p ress m . • A message is displayed. 6 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera.
Printin g pictures EN 35 Print reservation allows you to save printing data ( the number of prints and the date and time informatio n) with the pictures stored on the card. With print reservation, you can print out pictures easily either at home u sing a personal DPOF-compatible printer or at a photo store that sup ports DPOF.
Printing pi ctures 36 EN Follow the operatio n guide to make a print reservation for a selected picture. 1 Press m in the play back mode an d display the top men u. 2 Select [PR INT OR DER] [ < ], and press Q . 3 Press XY to select the frames for print reservatio ns, and then pres s ON to set the number of pr ints.
Printin g pictures EN 37 Reserves all the pictures stored on the card. The number of prints is set at one print per picture. 1 Press m in the playba ck mode and display the top menu. 2 Select [PRINT ORDER] [ U ], and press Q . 3 Select the date and time setting, and p ress Q .
Using OLYMPUS Master 38 EN Using OLYMPUS Master Using the USB cable provided w ith your camera, you can connect the camera and computer and download (transfer) the images to your computer using the OLYMPUS Master software, a lso provided with the camera.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 39 Before installing the OLYMPUS Master software, please confir m that your computer is compatible with the following system req uirements. For newer operating systems, please r efer to the Olympus web site as shown on the back cover of this manual.
Using OLYMPUS Master 40 EN Window s 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. • The OLYMPUS Master setup screen is displayed. • If the screen is not displayed, double-click the “My Computer” icon an d click the CD-ROM icon. 2 Click “OLYMPUS Master”.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 41 5 Follow the on-screen inst ructions . • The screen confirming that installation is completed is displayed. Click “Finish”. 6 Select the option to restart immediately when the screen asking you if you wish to restart the computer is displ ayed and cl ick “OK”.
Using OLYMPUS Master 42 EN 1 Make sure th e camera is turned off. • The monitor is off. • The lens is retracted. 2 Connect the multi-con nector on the camer a to the USB port on the computer us ing the provid ed USB ca ble. • Refer to your computer’s instruction manual to locate the position of the USB port.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 43 Windows 1 Double-click the “OLYMPUS Ma st er” icon on the desktop. • The main menu is displayed. • When OLYMPUS Master is started up for the first time after installation, the “Registration” dialo g box is display ed before the main menu.
Using OLYMPUS Master 44 EN To exit OLYMPUS Master 1 Click “Ex it” o n the main menu. • OLYMPUS Master is exited. 1 Click “Transfe r Images” on the OLYMPUS Master main menu. • The menu for selecting the source is displayed. 2 Click “From Camera” .
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 45 2 Make the following preparatio ns for disconne cting the USB cable. Windows 98SE 1 Double -click t he “My Comput er” icon a nd right- click the “Remova ble Disk” ic on to display th e menu. 2 Click “Eject” on the menu .
Using OLYMPUS Master 46 EN 1 Click “Browse Images” on the OLYMPUS Master main menu. • The “Browse” window is displayed. 2 Double-c lick the still picture thumbnail tha t you want to view . • OLYMPUS Master switches to view mode and the picture is enlarged.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 47 Pictures can be printed from the photo, index, postcar d and calendar menus. The explanation below uses the photo menu. 1 Click “Print Images at Home” on the OLYMPUS Master main menu. • The print menu is displayed. 2 Click “Photo” .
Using OLYMPUS Master 48 EN 7 Click “Print”. • Printing starts. • To return to the main menu, click “Menu” in the “Photo Print” window. This camera is compatible with USB mass storage. You can connect the camera to your computer using the USB cable provided with the camera to download and save images without using OLYMPUS Master.
Using OLYMPUS Master EN 49 4 Select [PC], and press Q . 5 Click “OK”. • OLYMPUS Master will identify the current version of yo ur camera’s firmware. • Click “Check for latest version”, and the software will search for new firmware ve rsions as well as additional languages.
Getting to know your camera better 50 EN Getting to know your camera better The battery is not charged • Charge th e battery with the ch arger. The battery is temp orarily unable to fun ction because of the co ld • Battery pe rformance declines in low t emperatur es, and th e charg e may not be suf ficient to turn on th e camera.
Getting to know your camera better EN 51 The camera has been used in the same cond ition from the time of purchase • No date an d time hav e been set for th e camera at the ti me of purchas e. Set the da te and time be fore us ing the came ra. g “Set the date and time” (P.
Getting to know your camera better 52 EN Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter button ge ntly to shoot the picture. In addition, turn th e mode dial to h when taking a picture to reduce blurring.
Getting to know your camera better EN 53 There are two ways to record the pictur es you take with this cam era. Recording pictures t o the internal memory • Pictures ar e record ed to the inte rnal .
Getting to know your camera better 54 EN This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status. • Performin g any of the follo wing operations w hen not actua lly taking pi ctures can depl ete the ba ttery powe r.
Getting to know your camera better EN 55 A record mode expresses a combina ti on of desired image size and compression level. Use the following examples to help determine the optimal image quality when shooting.
Getting to know your camera better 56 EN When you get an error m essage on the camera... Monitor in dication Possib le caus e Correc tive action q CARD ERROR There is a proble m with the car d. This c ard cann ot be use d. Inser t a new ca rd. q WRITE- PROTECT Writin g to the car d is prohib ited.
Getting to know your camera better EN 57 NO CONNECTI ON The camer a is not connec ted to th e printer corre ctly. Disc onnect the ca mera and conn ect it agai n correct ly. NO PAPER There is no paper i n the printer . Load some p aper in the printe r.
Getting to know your camera better 58 EN Some functions cannot be set in certai n shooting modes. For more details, refer to the table below. Functions avai lable in shooting modes * [ IMAGE QUALIT Y] is fixe d to [640 × 48 0].
Getting to know your camera better EN 59 CCD (Charg e-Coupled Dev ice) This converts light passing thr ough the lens in to electrical signals. On th is camera, light is picked up and converted into RGB signals to build a single image .
Miscellaneous 60 EN Miscellaneous Exterior: • Wipe gently wit h a soft cloth . If the camera is very dirty, soak the cloth in mild soapy water and wrin g well. Wipe the ca mera with the damp c loth and then dry it with a dry cl oth. If yo u have use d the camera a t the bea ch, use a clo th soake d in clea n water an d wrung well.
Miscella neous EN 61 ( This ca mera uses on e Olympus li thium ion battery ( LI-42B/L I-40B). No other type of batt eries c an be us ed. ( Power c onsumptio n by the camera var ies depe nding o n which fu nction s are used . ( During the cond itions d escribed below, power is c onsumed contin uously an d the batter y becomes ex hauste d quickl y.
Miscellaneous 62 EN Pictures can be recorded on the optio nal card. The internal memory and card are the camera’s media for recording pictures, similar to film in a film ca mera. Pictures reco rded to the inte rnal memory or card can be easi ly erased on the camera or processed using a computer.
Miscella neous EN 63 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Open the ba ttery/card compartment cov er. Inserting the card 3 Orient the card as s hown, and insert it into the card slot as shown in the illustration. • Insert the card straight in. • Insert the card until it clicks into place.
Miscellaneous 64 EN 5 Close the battery/card compartment c over. Note • The card a ccess la mp blinks while th e camer a is readi ng the images . Readin g of images may take some time. Do not open the batt ery/car d compartmen t cover wh ile the card a ccess la mp is blinki ng.
Miscella neous EN 65 Read All I nstructi ons — Befor e you us e the pr oduct, read all o perat ing ins truct ions. Save al l manuals an d documenta tion fo r future r eference . Cleaning — Always u nplug this pro duct fr om the wall ou tlet bef ore cl eaning.
Miscellaneous 66 EN WARNING ( Do not use the cam era near flammable or ex plosive gases. ( Do not use the flash on peo ple (i nfants, small children, etc.) at close range. • You must be a t least 1 m (3 ft.) away fr om the f aces of your s ubjects. Firing t he flash too close to the subjec t’s eyes could ca use a mome ntary l oss of vis ion.
Miscella neous EN 67 DANGER • The camera uses a lit hium ion bat tery speci fied by Olymp us. Charg e the batter y with the sp ecified charger. Do not use any other char gers.
Miscellaneous 68 EN • To pr otect the high-pr ecision technol ogy cont ained in t his prod uct, neve r leave t he camera in the place s listed b elow, no matte r if in use or storage: • Pl aces where t emperat ures and/o r humidity are high or go thro ugh extre me changes .
Miscella neous EN 69 • Do not push the moni tor forci bly; othe rwise th e image may become vague, re sulting in a playback mode failure or da mage to the monito r. • A strip of light ma y appea r on the t op/bottom of th e monitor, but this is no t a malfunct ion.
Miscellaneous 70 EN • Radio an d Television Interfer ence Change s or modificati ons not express ly approve d by the manufa cturer may vo id the user’s a u thorit y to op erate thi s equip ment. Thi s equipmen t has been tes ted and found t o comply wi th the limi ts for a Cla ss B digit a l devic e, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules .
Miscella neous EN 71 Use Only Dedicated Rechargeable Battery and Battery Charger We strongl y recommen d that you us e only th e genuin e Olympus dedi cated rechar geable battery an d batte ry charg er with thi s camera.
Miscellaneous 72 EN (e) An y defect that oc curs due to careles s or impro per stor age (suc h as keeping the prod uct under co nditions of hi gh temperatu re and humidit y , near ins ect repelle nts su ch as nap hthale ne or har mful dru gs, et c.), i mproper mai ntena nce, etc.
Miscella neous EN 73 SPECIFICATIONS ( Camera Produc t type : Digit al camera (f or shoo ting and displayi ng) Recordin g system Still p ictures : Digital record ing, JPE G (in acco rdance wit h Design rul e for Camera File sys tem (DCF)) Applicable standa rds : Exif 2.
Miscellaneous 74 EN ( Lithium ion battery ( LI-42B) Product type : Lithium i on recharg eable ba ttery Standard v oltage : DC 3.7 V Standard c apacit y : 740 mAh Battery life : Appro x.
Miscella neous EN 75 Names of Parts Camera Flash g P. 17 Shutter bu tton g P. 14 Self-timer lamp g P. 17 Lens Mode di al g P. 15 O < butto n (Pri nt) g P. 16 X & button ( Macro mode ) g P. 17 N Y button (Self-t imer) g P. 17 Strap eyel et g P. 3 Battery/car d compartment cover g P.
Miscellaneous 76 EN ( Shooting Mode Monitor Symbols & Icons Item Indicatio ns Ref. Page 1 Shootin g mode h , B , F , U , A , C etc. P. 15 2S e l f - t i m e r Y P. 17 3 Expo sure compensa tion -2.0 – +2. 0 P. 23 4 Batter y check e = full power, f = lo w power – 5G r e e n l a m p { = Auto Focus Lo ck P.
Miscella neous EN 77 ( Playback Mod e Item Indicatio ns Ref. Pag e 1B a t t e r y c h e c k e = full power, f = low power – 2 Current memory [IN] (Playing back th e picture in the in ternal memory), [xD] ( Playing back th e pictur e in the card) P. 62 3 P rint rese rvatio n/ Number of pr ints Movie < ×10 n P.
78 EN Index K / q ........ ..................... ................ 27 h (AUTO) ........... ................... 5, 15 S butt on (eras e) ...... ........... ........ 9, 17 Y # button (fl ash mode) ............... .. 17 X & button (ma cro) ........ ..
EN 79 M Macro mode & ........ ..................... .. 17 MEMORY FORMAT < ............. ..... 27 Memory ga uge ............. ................... 50 m button ......... .......... .......... 17, 19 Menu ....... .......... .............. .........
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